UPDATE: Nelson Court, City Hall to resume normal operations following Monday evacuation
It should be business as usual Tuesday for court and municipal government offices following Monday's evacuation. Both facilities should re-open for business for regular hours following the evacuation Monday afternoon that closed both buildings and had police, fire and members of the BC Sheriff's keeping the public away for ...
Reduced hours for NDCU as staff deals with aftermath of armed robbery
Nelson and District Credit Union management said the Nelson branch will remain closed until noon Monday after an armed gunman robbed the financial institution Friday afternoon. The Nelson and District Credit Union issued a press release late Sunday informing the public of the abbreviated hours and to thank public and local ...
UPDATED: Independent Investigations Office called to investigate arrest of NDCU robbery suspect
The Nelson and District Credit Union was robbed Friday afternoon in a brazen mid-day holdup. Nelson Police along with members of the RCMP attended the scene. Here's the press release from the Nelson Police Department recounting the day's activities and the capturing of the suspect involved in the robbery. On (Friday) April ...
Credit Union robbery suspects caught by police following high-speed car chase near Kootenay Canal
UPDATED 6:05 p.m There is a clarification in the Nelson and District Credit Union robbery. Previous information reported to The Nelson Daily said the suspects in the mid-day robbery were caught near Salmo. The Nelson Daily has learned the suspects were not caught near Salmo, but near the Kootenay Canal. The Nelson Daily will...
City discusses AGLG 'in camera'. Here's why...
In an afternoon session on April 22, Council passed the financial plan after third reading; then went "in camera" for discussions related to the Auditor General for Local Government. What's that for? Read on ... From the "Auditor General for Local Government Act" -- I'll just quote, because I couldn't put it better myself:...
Road biking AND mountain biking lessons...take your pick!
Rossland REC Spring Brochure The Spring Brochure is online, at www.rossland.ca, Recreation Program Guide and in hard copy at the Public Library, the Credit Union and City Hall. Summer Brochure! The Recreation Department is putting together the Summer Brochure. If you are interested in running a program or course, or would ...
What's Going on at the Rossland Museum this Spring!
On March 29th we co-hosted Antiques from the Attic: What's It Worth? with the Trail Historical Society for the second year in a row. We had professional appraiser Peter Blundell here from Vernon to give people detailed information on their antiques. On Wednesday, April 16th we had Luxton's final report presented by consultant...
Roller derby comes full circle in double header is set for the Rossland Arena--Saturday night!
By Valerie Rossi There will certainly be a feeling of nostalgia April 26 when roller derby will again take over the Golden City. The second double header of West Kootenay Roller Derby league’s Season 5 returns to the Rossland Arena, where it all began when the defunct Rossland Gnarlie’s Angels met their nemeses, Salmo’s Babes...
U19 Film Fest returns as part of Rossland Youth Week
The spring of 2014 marks the 7th annual “UNDER 19 Film Festival”. The Rossland Council for Arts and Culture and the newly-formed Rossland Youth Action Network are collaborating on this year’s festival, held on May 3rd,at the Rossland Miners' Union Hall and an anchorevent among the various activities hosted during Rossland...
LETTER: A message to Phil F.
Our exchange on the subject of the virtues and failings of anonymity caused me to pull Michael Sandel’s Justice: What’s The Right Thing To Do? off my bookshelf. I bought the book four years ago; you convinced me that it is time to take another look at it. The following excerpts (p. 28-29) will explain why: “We start with an...
